
As many of you may know, a 6.9 magnitude earthquake rocked Yushu,
Qinghai on April 14, 2010, toppling houses, livelihoods, and the local
economy. Backed by the One Foundation staff and our One Foundation
Disaster Relief League, I went right into the heart of the Yushu
Earthquake in Qinghai from April 15-18th. With disaster relief being
one of our main focuses, we arrived practically immediately after the
quake struck.
With the assistance of the local government, One
Foundation partners, and volunteers, we delivered 7 trucks of water,
biscuits, instant noodle, juice, medicine, and clothing to Yushu. So
far, these supplies have been distributed into Jiegu Township and
Yinxiu Village to alleviate the basic needs of the survivors.
In the afternoon of the 17th, I paid a visit to the Nangqian Hopewell Orphanage, where Hong Kong volunteer Huang Furong (黄福荣) sacrificed his
life. Along with the One Foundation team and staff from the school
(including the Vice Headmaster of the Orphanage), we paid our respects
to Huang Furong, and made a promise to rebuild a new orphanage in his
honor.
This trip was not easy, and the reconstruction and
rebuilding that One Foundation will be executing in the area will
continue to prove difficult for our staff. The fact that Yushu is a
small township with narrow roads located in the high-altitude plateau
in Qinghai proved to be difficult for all the rescue teams stationed in
the area in the last few days. But as the emergency period transitions
into the reconstruction period, I know that new solutions for
rebuilding will be found.
Thank you for everyone's attention, and I know that we can all do our part to rebuild a new future for Yushu.
Here are the One Foundation's photos from the trip:































